Oral health status and treatment need in geriatric patients with different degrees of cognitive impairment and dementia: A cross-sectional study

Oral health status and treatment need in geriatric patients with different degrees of cognitive impairment and dementia: A cross-sectional study

Background: Health can be defined as more than an absence or lack of disease. It is generally related to personal, physical, social, along with spiritual wellness. However, the importance of good health is comparable with a progressive physical and cognitive limitations due to aging and hence, its c...

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Main Authors: Santosh Kumar, Prakash C Jha, Bhupender S Negi, Nazia Haidry, Pranay Kulkarni, Saakshi Gulati, Jayalakshmi Muttu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
Subjects:
cognitive
dementia
elders
oral health
teeth
Online Access:http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2021;volume=10;issue=6;spage=2171;epage=2176;aulast=Kumar

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